Originally Posted by
DAL73n
Actually, it's very simple. We are currently over staffed so between the work rule concessions (ALV + 15, 30 day months during peak flying for reserves, + 2 hour ALV increase (which means an LCW during peak flying of 77 - 91 hours during the summer and 67-81 during the low months and 7 short calls). So the additional 88 717s will be absorbed by 21 DC-9 retirements and the additional 67 717s (normally about 670 pilots) will be adsorbed by the current over staffing of Wide Bodies, work rule improvements and therefore we will see displacements (another pay cut that no one is talking about) to fill the new 717s that are being touted as growth A/C.
"Very simple"? I disagree.
In your comment above you are discounting all the items that cause increases in staffing that will be required with this TA. That seems to make your "very simple" a little more complex?
I'll really appreciate that you are thinking about this in a rational matter (some of the forumites don't want to think, they want to "feel" or "deserve" things).
Do a little math on how many extra pilots will be needed with the other gains, you'll be surprised.